As I have maintained,
the suspension or punitive route should only be an interim measure because of
the innumerable problems with that approach. Sunland Inc. was suspended and
it filed for bankruptcy. Roos is now suspended. In both and all future cases,
there are bound to be more casualties than the punished operation. Consumers
certainly suffer the consequences of contaminated or failed products. They also
suffer the loss of products that would otherwise be available. Alternate products are likely to be less affordable.

On the other hand, the ordinary employee laid off work due to these
suspensions and possible permanent plant closures suffers as well. Fall-outs
from these "shut it down" knee-jerk solutions are too often ignored. How
widely, for what reasons, and for how long are regulators prepared to shut
plants down? There must be better solutions. We must move beyond the reactive,
sporadic and primitive punishment approach to more proactive, strategic,
effective and sustainable solutions.

In your operation or opinion, which of these ranks the highest as an area needing help from an external party?

As a consumer or user of food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices or cosmetics, how would you rank safety, availability and price in order of importance from left (most important) to right (least important)?